אודות EPYC

The Educational Program on Yiddish Culture (EPYC),  is an educational curriculum that aims to familiarize students with the Yiddish-speaking Jewish culture that flourished throughout Eastern Europe in the last 500 years.

The EPYC package has been designed for educators encompassing the story of Eastern European Jewry, its culture and its history. It contains a diverse array of educational resources, a case study of one Jewish community, and more. The EPYC website "When These Streets Heard Yiddish", is a multimedia companion tool enabling teachers and students to get acquainted with the great Yiddish culture of Eastern Europe by exploring archival photographs, sound recordings, and educational essays of a variety subjects.

The EPYC educational program enables teachers and students to engage in a discussion on Jewish history and culture, expressed in its religion, traditions, languages, literature, and folklore. As a multidisciplinary effort, EPYC emphasizes the importance of, and respect for, Yiddish culture. By examining Jewish life in Eastern Europe, EPYC also offers an open invitation for teachers to introduce students to the complex issues of cultural survival.

EPYC highlights the responsibility that is demanded of us all in protecting minority groups and their culture.

אודות ייווו

_{Dedicated to the study of Eastern European Jewish culture and the Yiddish language, YIVO is known worldwide for its unique library and archives, as well as for its important research publications. The only pre-Holocaust scholarly institution to transfer its mission from Europe to the United States, YIVO was founded in 1925 in Vilna, Lithuania, and has been headquartered in New York City since 1940.}

_{The material in this web pages comes from many sources and various academic specialists, all working in a variety of institutions or independently.}